I first came across it in movies (12 Monkeys, the dumb movie Wild Wild West, the Golden Compass, Hellboy, 20K leagues under the sea, Sherlock Holmes, Steamboy, The City of Lost Children, Mutant Chronicles, etc) and I realized that I was as steampunk fan without knowing the genre existed.

Since then I've made a keyboard, these scales and a bar for my kegerator in this style. I also collect Victorian firearms so that probably has something to do with my tastes in this area!